Bloody dispute: 46-year-old injured in Lauterecken-investigations are running!

Police investigated 26-year-old after a knife attack in Lauterecken; 46-year-old injured, procedure is running.
Police investigated 26-year-old after a knife attack in Lauterecken; 46-year-old injured, procedure is running. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Bloody dispute: 46-year-old injured in Lauterecken-investigations are running!

On February 11, 2025, a serious incident occurred in Lauterecken, in which a 26-year-old came into focus on the police due to a attempted homicide. The investigation was initiated after the woman injured a 46-year-old man with a knife on the neck on Sunday night. The police arrived at the scene and found the waiting suspect. Although she was temporarily arrested, she was later released. Criminal proceedings against them are imminent and the investigation is still in progress. The 46-year-old suffered a heavily bleeding, but not life-threatening wound and was able to leave the hospital again, as

background to the crime situation in Germany

These incidents are part of a worrying trend in the German crime situation. According to the police crime statistics (PKS), the crimes recorded rose by 5.5 % to a total of 5,940,667 cases in 2023. This has been the highest number since 2016. The clarification rate improved by 1.1 percentage points to 58.4 %. Crime researchers attribute the increase to various factors, including the increased mobility after the loss of COVID-19 restrictions, economic and social burdens from inflation and a high immigration rate in Germany. Violent crime reached the highest level since 2007 with 214.099. This shows the current development of violent crime, which has increased by 6.9 %, with 12,377 suspect children and 30,244 young people being identified. This information comes from the comprehensive analysis of the PKS, which offers an insight into the country's security situation, such as bka.de explained.

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